Magic Lantern Media

18/12/2024

I don't normally post pics of individual Christmas decorations but this one is so very special. Sophie's Christmas Angel will go up every year in honour of the bravest woman I know - Sophie Miranda Hamilton. The brainchild of Sophie's amazing mum Jan Hamilton, these beautiful little peg dolls are raising vital funds for Cancer Research UK. Friends may remember my video in 2023 about Sophie's battle with a**l cancer and her brave ' ' campaign to raise awareness of this cruel disease (I'll post it again below). Since then, 'Soph's Angels' have been spotted around the globe visiting places near & far that Sophie can't reach. What a genius idea to turn the latest batch into Christmas angels to hang from the tree. ❤️ It's a difficult time for Sophie right now but, despite the odds being constantly stacked against her, she is still fighting and doing all she can to raise awareness. Top of her bucket list is not a fancy holiday or a fast car but a wish to appear on the sofa to spread her message even further. I'm not sure if we can make this happen but right now, what I CAN do is urge each and every one of you to support her appeal here: https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/team/teamsoph-yeahbutnobutt
If anyone would like an angel in return for a donation please just let me know.
**lcancer

06/06/2024

I've been working with cancer patients for more than 20 years now and the people I meet never cease to amaze me! It was such a pleasure to meet pocket rocket Maya and her lovely family. Big thanks to Birmingham Live for highlighting the story. Please give it a click, read the story and watch the video - it will help journalism, it will help Cancer Research UK and most of all it will help other children like Maya...

Maya Mason crossed the finish line at Redditch Race for Life just six months after doctors found a tumour growing in her chest

20/01/2024

Twitter exchange of the week

08/01/2024

09/02/2023

It's always fun working with Westside BID - especially when it involves testing out the new tram from the Jewellery Quarter to Edgbaston and back. What a great way to travel. And look who I met along the way...

Access to Birmingham’s biggest venues on Westside has never been easier, according to civic chiefs who today hailed the tram extension up Broad Street a resounding success. Congestion-free parking along the tram route, with easy access to and from events via cheap travel, have now made the West Mi...

19/12/2022

Nothing like a 7am start to kick off Christmas week! Seriously, delighted to have another fun commission from Westside BID. Hohoho & a merry Christmas to all!🎅

20/10/2022

We really enjoyed producing this video for Westside BID

Ikon director Jonathan Watkins has praised the transformation of Birmingham and described it as a “city that’s going places” in a short film to mark his reti...

14/10/2022

It's World Egg Day today! Time to bang the drum with Tony and Mrs Cravatte... , and

Tony Hancock gets his crossword all muddled in this ad from 1957, just four years after eggs had come off rationing.Thankfully Patricia Hayes is on hand to c...

12/09/2022

What a privilege to film the official proclamation of King Charles III in Birmingham for Westside BID yesterday. Witnessing hundreds of people shout 'God Save the King' felt a bit like filming extras in a historical drama. Surreal.

Thousands of people gathered on Westside to witness Birmingham’s official proclamation of King Charles III. The huge crowd gathered in respectful silence to watch the special ceremony outside the Library of Birmingham in Centenary Square at 1pm on Sunday 11 September. Westside BID commissioned a t...

09/06/2022

We were delighted to help Westside BID produce this video - what a legend Tony Iommi is!

08/06/2022

Great news for Broad Street businesses!

Buses carrying passengers have finally been allowed back on Broad Street after three years following the completion of tests to make sure they operate safely alongside Metro trams. Westside BID revealed last month how the passenger vehicles had begun a series of test runs along Broad Street in readi...

27/05/2022

Birmingham’s music and poetry scene is to be celebrated in a special one-off concert on Westside forming part of a cultural festival associated with the Commonwealth Games B:Music, the music charity responsible for Symphony Hall and Town Hall, will host the large-scale concert on the Symphony Hall...